OUR SERVICES
midwifery care
The midwifery model of care is centered around the belief that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes that occur without need for intervention. Midwives believe that pregnancy and birth are sacred, not a medical experience. The job of a midwife is to stand with families throughout this transformative process.
integrative & functional medicine
Integrative medicine is an approach to care that puts the patient first. Unlike conventional medicine which focuses on disease, integrative medicine focuses on all the aspects of a patient's life—physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and environmental—that contribute to a patient's health and well-being. As functional medicine practitioners, we focus on identifying the root cause of symptoms and taking things a step further to identify which other systems may be involved. We use natural treatments, when appropriate, and take our patient's values and preferences into consideration at all times.
thyroid disorders & hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Thyroid disorders are under diagnosed and often mismanaged, not to mention the conventional thyroid hormone ranges are quite broad and do not result in optimal thyroid functioning. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (an autoimmune thyroid disease) is also often missed and can greatly affect people’s quality of life, regardless as to whether hypothyroidism is present or not.
infant & pediatric care
As a licensed midwife and naturopathic doctor, Elizabeth offers comprehensive, integrative pediatric care for infants, children and adolescents, according to the schedule recommended by the American Pediatric Association. Health optimization is the goal of our visits and natural and non-invasive treatments are always recommended before pharmaceutical interventions, when appropriate.
fertility & preconception counseling
Struggling with infertility can be one of the most difficult challenges many couples will face. Although the CDC reports approximately 15% of couples struggle with infertility, because many couples do not seek professional help or are hesitant to discuss the topic, in reality the number may be much higher. Whether you have been attempting to conceive for 3 months, 3 years or longer, there is much that can be done to increase a person or couple's chances of having a healthy baby.
endo, pcos & hormonal imbalance
At Maine Coast Midwives & Medicine, we treat a variety of different hormonal conditions including endometriosis, PCOS, irregular cycles, perimenopause, fibroids and more. All of these conditions are complex and require a multifaceted approach and conventional medicine offers little in the way of curative treatments.
cervical dysplasia & escharotic treatments
HPV, or human papilloma virus, is a sexually transmitted virus that, in certain cases, has the ability to progress to cervical dysplasia—the presence of abnormal cells on the cervix—or, in rare cases, progress to cervical cancer. Conventional treatment for cervical dysplasia involves watching and waiting, and sometimes performing a LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure). Scaring is a potential result, and the procedure does not treat the underlying cause of the abnormal cells: the HPV infection itself. For this reason, some women choose to pursue alternatives to conventional treatments for cervical dysplasia and HPV.
GIDisorders
The vast majority of GI disorders are functional disorders meaning that there is not always something that will turn up on conventional labs or imaging that will lead to a diagnosis. However, a significant portion of the population still suffers from GI symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and diarrhea. We run advanced functional testing such as stool analysis, SIBO breath tests, intestinal permeability testing (aka leaky gut) and more to ensure we are getting to the root of your issues.
